Henry Clay Graham

Brief Life History of Henry Clay

When Henry Clay Graham was born on 1 February 1872, in San Augustine, Texas, United States, his father, Charles Franklin Graham, was 35 and his mother, Simmizina Missouri Horton, was 32. He married Emma Cornelius Smedley on 24 November 1895, in Hill, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Justice Precinct 1, Terry, Texas, United States in 1930 and Justice Precinct 7, Fannin, Texas, United States in 1940. He died on 15 December 1952, in Bonham, Fannin, Texas, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Allens Point Cemetery, Allen Point, Fannin, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Henry Clay Graham
1872–1952
Emma Cornelius Smedley
1880–1918
Marriage: 24 November 1895
William Clarence Graham
1898–1964
Annie Missouri Graham
1900–1997
Bessie Odenia Graham
1906–1983
Oma Victoria Graham
1909–1982
Henry Ellis Graham
1912–1998
Odie Erwin Graham
1914–2003
J W Graham
1918–2000

Sources (43)

  • Henry Graham, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Henry Clay Graham - Government record: Census record: birth-name: Harry C. Graham
  • H C Graham, "Texas Marriages, 1837-1973"

World Events (8)

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

1876

Historical Jurisdictions 1876: Demarked as Terry and attached to Young County 1881: Attached to Throckmorton County 1889: Transferred to Howard County 1904: Terry is organized.

1894 · Texas Files Lawsuit Against Standard Oil Company

Under the direction of Governor Jim Hogg, Texas filed a lawsuit against John D. Rockefeller for violating state monopoly laws. Hogg argued that Standard Oil Company and Water-Piece Oil Company of Missouri were engaged in illegal practices like price fixing, rebates, and consolidation. Rockefeller was indicted, but never tried in a court of law; other employees of his company were convicted as guilty.

Name Meaning

Scottish: habitational name from Grantham in Lincolnshire, recorded in Domesday Book as Graham (as well as Grantham, Grandham, and Granham). See also Grantham .

Irish (especially Ulster): in Ireland Graham is generally the Scottish name, but it has additionally been adopted as an Anglicized form of both Ó Creacháin (see Crehan ) and Ó Gormghaile (see Gormley ).

History: The surname Graham was taken to Scotland at the beginning of the 12th century by the Norman baron William de Graham, holder of the manor of Grantham in Lincolnshire, from whom many if not all modern bearers are probably descended. The chief of Clan Graham is the Duke of Montrose.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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